HRIS Analyst (Full or Partial Remote Eligible)

HRIS Analyst (Full or Partial Remote Eligible)

Main Campus - Boston, MA
R08528

Located in Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons has a strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional gender roles. Simmons University was one of the first higher education institutions to prepare women to become leaders and has evolved to become a university offering a women's undergraduate program and graduate programs open to all.

You're joining our community at an especially exciting time as one of our strategic goals is to become the most inclusive campus in New England. You'll find that people who work here are truly committed to our mission of preparing students to become champions of social justice and leaders in their professions and their communities. This commitment and pride make for a dynamic workplace. Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community experience.

Job Summary

We are looking for an HRIS Analyst (Analyst) to join our Human Resources team at Simmons University. Reporting to the Director of Human Resources Operations (Director), the Analyst will be responsible for managing and supporting the Human Resources functionality within Workday. From identifying areas of improvement to developing and implementing solutions, the Analyst will play a critical role in reducing manual processes and improving data integrity through technological innovation and best practices.

Working with the Director of Human Resources Operations, the Analyst will support the management of the day-to-day technology integration and operations of Workday, with a focus on accuracy, urgency, compliance and ownership. The Analyst will also be responsible for writing, maintaining and supporting a variety of reports or queries utilizing Workday, Excel and other data analytical tools.

About us

The Simmons Human Resources department supports the University in reaching its strategic goals by providing high-quality support to the institution's most valuable resources - its people. We are committed to creating an employee experience that is collaborative, innovative and inclusive. We are passionate about our work and our ability to support the Simmons community.



Essential Responsibilities:



Business Analysis

• Analyze business and/or system processes, identifying and recommending areas of improvement to maximize technological capabilities and HRIS best practices, including but not limited to, testing of new/updated processes and developing user documentation of new or changed processes, etc.;
  
• Serve as advocate and interface between the Human Resources Department (HR) and the Technology Department (IT) to maintain administrative database applications, and to provide ongoing support for end-users;
  
• Participate in HR technology initiatives by assisting with business requirement gathering, business process review, project management, testing, training, documentation development, training, communication and business configuration;
  
• Partner with the business users to recommend supplemental solutions leveraging Workday and Workday business processes to support ongoing business process changes;
  
• Works to develop enhanced standard reports for ongoing HR needs and to support HR's interface with other departments (IPEDS, etc.); including, turnover, headcount, recruiting, engagement, and other key metrics to drive organizational effectiveness;
  
• Partner with campus stakeholders to implement process modifications that support changing business and compliance requirements.
  

Operational Support

• Analyze, design, evaluate, modify, test, and implement system functionality in collaboration with the HR team for all Workday HCM areas including Recruiting, Benefits, HCM, Onboarding, Compensation, and Performance;
  
• Lead support for the HRIS functionality including, but not limited to, researching and resolving HRIS problems, unexpected results, or process flaws, perform scheduled activities, and recommend solutions or alternate methods to meet requirements;
  
• Provide support to all Human Resources division areas by helping to identify data, reports, and necessary tools to support strategic metric initiatives;
  
• Collaborate with functional and technical staff to coordinate application of upgrades or fixes;
  
• Oversee, manage, test and implement HRIS system upgrades, modules or patches;
  
• Conduct periodic audits of data in the Workday system;
  
• Create and implement plans to correct any discrepancies.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or substantial relative experience;
  
• Minimum of 3 years of a combined professional experience in HR and/or information systems, with at least 2 years of basic HRIS experience strongly preferred;
  
• Relative work experience with Workday required;
  
• Proven project management experience preferred;
  
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of system enhancements, improvements, and testing;
  
• Ability to apply relative policies and principles as they pertain to data integrity, correction and reporting;
  
• Superior analytical, critical thinking, problem solving and innovative skills;
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to develop and present formal documents, reports, presentations and recommendations;
  
• Demonstrated skill in prioritization, developing solutions, promoting collaboration, and embracing technology;
  
• Demonstrate ability to interact with all levels of the organization within a culturally diverse community;
  
• Requires confidentiality of sensitive and personnel information and to exercise sound judgment with confidential materials;
  
• Proven ability to remain flexible in the face of change and changing priorities;
  
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills;
  
• Experience in higher education is a plus.
  

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
  
• Cover Letter
  

This position is eligible for partial remote work, with the potential for full remote work, subject to business need.

Salary Grade
S08

Instructions to Applicants: Please upload all applicable application materials (e.g. resume/cv, cover letter, writing sample, teaching philosophy, etc.) in the Application Materials box on page 2 ("My Experience") of this application. Documents can be uploaded individually or as a combined document (e.g. PDF).

Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community experience. As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices-at all levels, for all positions-ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.


To apply, visit https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/HRIS-Analyst--Full-or-Partial-Remote-Eligible-_R08528

Located in Boston’s historic Fenway area, Simmons College is a small, private, non-sectarian College which has educated students for enriching careers and purposeful lives since 1899. Working at Simmons means joining a collaborative, diverse and mission-driven community of educators and professionals.

We prepare students to be leaders for themselves, their communities and the world. Our faculty and staff members lead by example - sharing a commitment to excellence and putting the students first.